(heavy 808s, distorted cowbells, dusty breaks, sudden drops, aggressive delivery) [Intro – sparse Memphis drums + low distorted bass] (Yeah… yeah…) (Fuck around…) Ngga been broke Back against the rope Last ounce of hope (Ayy… grrah) [Verse 1 – building drums] 2 steps back ain’t the way to go Frustration feel like… UK Emmy, White Chris don’t know Overqualified talkin’ KPIs Business tryna grow, they still tryna stunt you Used to hunt you Now they playin’ wit’ ya dough (Playin’ wit’ it… yeah) Tryna tell me bout myself Strengths and weaknesses Got me soundin’ like a hoe Stealin’ ideas, usin’ ebonics When they present them slideshows (Damn… damn) Product removed from culture Leave a boardroom of vultures Tryna call me “bro” No (No… no… grrah) [Drum Break – hard stop, dusty snare rolls + cowbell stutter] (Break… break…) (Watch it drop) [DROP – full distorted 808 + rage drums] Chorus R-E S-P E-C T Me (Boss up!) B-O S-S U-P Boss up (Pay that shit!) R-E S-P E-C T Me P-A Y U-P Pay up (Pay up… pay up… grrah) [Verse 2 – half-time Memphis bounce into rage] Maybe if I code switched They’d promote me to CMO and summo shit Maybe if I ass kiss Unclench my fist I just might be mo’ rich (Make it cool…) Make yo business cool Bring the profits through Then them layoffs come hit Targetin’ the black folks and the brown folks As the kink in the ship (Kink in the ship… ayy) They lie ‘bout decisions and data ‘Scuse my gramma Fuck you krackas Ignorant to systemic glass ceilings Wanna repeat the chapters (Repeat it… fuck that) Corporate life feel like corpse life How a ngga really live life When they either gon’ dead ya life Or dead the idea Only way to make shit right (Make it right… now) [Drum Break 2 – sudden cut, heavy kick rolls + vinyl crackle] (Break it… break it) (Drop that bitch) [DROP 2 – harder, more distorted] Chorus R-E S-P E-C T Me (Boss up!) B-O S-S U-P Boss up R-E S-P E-C T Me P-A Y U-P Pay up (Pay up… skrrt… grrah) [Verse 3 – aggressive, faster cadence over rolling breaks] Hustler, entrepreneur, businessman Show you what the difference is Hustlas survive by any means Whether 9 to 5 he gotta feed his kids Might slang a bean, might’ve did a bid But his life he might give Secure his rib (Secure it… yeah) Entrepreneur might’ve found a window to exploit Work for himself instead Businessman found a team Room full of people he sold on that dream People gon’ follow if you know how to lead Shit… me I been all three (All three… all three) Them employee days I just can’t sustain I’d rather take checks in my business name Experience and know-how is IP None of this shit gon’ come for free (None of it… free) [Final Drum Break – long dusty break, rising tension] (Break… break… break…) (Here it come) [FINAL DROP – maximal distortion + layered ad-libs] Chorus (x2, shouted) R-E S-P E-C T Me B-O S-S U-P Boss up (Boss the fuck up!) R-E S-P E-C T Me P-A Y U-P Pay up (Pay up… pay up… pay that shit… grrah) [Outro – drums cut, lingering 808 + cowbell] (Respect me…) (Boss up…) (Pay up…) (Yeah…)
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